Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning.
Elizabeth George
Related I have a lot of teenage readers and readers in their early twenties. My writing style appeals to the... JULIA QUINN I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN Just look at what is right in front of you. People don't do that. They see what they expect to s... VINCENT BUGLIOSI The people that live in these districts, they don't want to watch it. They don't want to see... LIAM HEMSWORTH I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don&... MYRTLE REED At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?... COLIN KAEPERNICK America is a center right government, center right people. They want government but they don't w... JUDD GREGG The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL People are really hungry for change, and we need to give them something to hang that change on. The ... MARK MCKINNON The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify wit... EAZY-E Readers have the right to say whatever the fuck they want about a book. Period. They have that right... STACIA KANE I know plenty of people in China who don't like what their government does to the Falun Gong, bu... REBECCA MACKINNON Things aren't always clear at the beginning of a relationship. Be up-front. Don't play on he... NADINE VELAZQUEZ Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continu... ANTHONY GEARY You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the ... ED BEGLEY, JR. Lots of entrepreneurs don't want to be hassled by a board of directors early on. The entrepreneu... BRAD FELD You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albu... VANESSA CARLTON I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southe... JOHN SHELTON REED Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I wa... MARGARET ATWOOD Americans don't want immigration. They don't want any more. Why can't we have a home? Yo... ANN COULTER What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to... MAX LUCADO People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and d... CHARLES STANLEY A lot of people just want to not lose money on the deal. They just want to cover their expenses. The... CINDY FRAILING I'm not sure what the UFC's agenda is when it comes to me. It's their show, their press.... NATE DIAZ In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at th... JACK CANFIELD I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every bo... SUE GRAFTON The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in... MARILYN MANSON There are actors who aren't on the cover of magazines but still decide what work they want and w... FRAN KRANZ Lots of people use good character and moral standing as a brand name. They know it's what people lik... C. JOYBELL C. At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail. VICTOR CRUZ There is a generation of skimmers. It's not that they don't want to read in-depth content, b... NICK D'ALOISIO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Please be SILENT and LISTEN. I am the SCHOOLMASTER and you are in the CLASSROOM. Just... PSEUDONYMOUS BOSCH There is a lot at stake for the midshipmen because they all want to be a champion. These guys work h... JAMES MCNALLY You know, if you have a zoo you don't want the other creatures to see you. You want them to hang... TARSEM SINGH I want to be part of the storytelling that educates people and awakens a sense of compassion in othe... KELLY MCCREARY People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they r... OGDEN NASH I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST There is a lot at stake for the Midshipmen because they all want to be a champion. These guys work h... JAMES MCNALLY Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their i... LADY STARLIGHT the nurse smiled and patted my arm. “Don’t give up yet. Sometimes when we think God has written ... RACHEL VAN DYKEN Now that the schools are beginning to reopen I think we will see more people coming back to the city... CHRISTINE MITCHELL What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. T... BEN CARSON They want to take it to other places because they want other places to see what it is like, ... Ther... DAVID HACKETT The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC I don't want a lot of people nosing round my studio and bothering me. I don't want to see th... WINSLOW HOMER I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face. "... BRANDON SANDERSON May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH At the end of the day, people have the right to have opinions. I have the right to have an opinion. ... TYGA I don't want the news to be patriotic. I don't want to see flags on the lapels of the anchor... AARON MCGRUDER In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to ... JONAH LEHRER A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly be... RENEE FLEMING If people really don't want ads, they can go find their information however it is they want. It&... CAROL BARTZ My happiness is not dependent on others; it comes from within. Spiritual growth in a person is never... SONU NIGAM They come because this is the story of multiple generations of their lives. They've heard these stor... JAMES GARCIA This is the same establishment that all those who want, or rather aspire to, to be literary figures ... ABIGAIL GEORGE We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... PRINCE WILLIAM Family is the most important thing in the world. PRINCESS DIANA You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... KATE MIDDLETON As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. KING SOLOMON I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather th... ZARA PHILLIPS I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding ... ZARA PHILLIPS My dad's not a big talker. ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes. ZARA PHILLIPS I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment. ZARA PHILLIPS You cannot make horses 'safe.' ZARA PHILLIPS Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter wha... ZARA PHILLIPS It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stu... ZARA PHILLIPS I'm an affectionate person. ZARA PHILLIPS People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me... ZARA PHILLIPS Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an au... ZARA PHILLIPS Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about. ZARA PHILLIPS My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think about the media. ZARA PHILLIPS I love the sport and being competitive. ZARA PHILLIPS The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some ... ZARA PHILLIPS I hate having my picture taken. ZARA PHILLIPS Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows. ZARA PHILLIPS My mother is massively into sailing, so we always had Musto clothes, and it went on from there, real... ZARA PHILLIPS The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise tha... ZARA PHILLIPS In our sport you're very lucky to find a horse of a lifetime and I found mine relatively early. ... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don... ZARA PHILLIPS I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd ra... ZARA PHILLIPS I'm not a princess anyway so I find that quite weird to be labelled as one. ZARA PHILLIPS Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs. KING JAMES I My dear mamma is quite right when she says that we must lay down principles and not depart from them... MARIE ANTOINETTE
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ELIZABETH BOWEN The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it... ELIZABETH BOWEN The laughter of adults was always very different from the laughter of children. The former indicate... ELIZABETH HARDWICK Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked. ELIZABETH BERG Says Momma: “I got handed lemons, too, y’know but I learned how to make lemonade with them… No... ELIZABETH FLOCK People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn... ELIZABETH GILBERT You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. T... ELIZABETH GILBERT In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustai... ELIZABETH GILBERT The thing about hearts is that they always want to keep beating ELIZABETH SCOTT The act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more than anything else the curious alchemy o... ELIZABETH GILBERT The King once said to me, 'Harold, you stand above all other men.' I said, 'No, Sire. I want nothing... ELIZABETH ALDER You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta ... ELIZABETH GILBERT To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border o... ELIZABETH GILBERT Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll ... ELIZABETH GILBERT Her romances often seemed like dalliances; she enjoyed male company and blossomed in its presence, b... ELIZABETH WINDER I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and w... ELIZABETH GILBERT But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling... ELIZABETH GILBERT Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone. ELIZABETH GILBERT Instructions for freedom": 1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions. 2. You have just cl... ELIZABETH GILBERT Even someone you've inhabited rooms with, and seen naked everyday, seen sitting on the toilet throug... ELIZABETH KOSTOVA The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is be... ELIZABETH GILBERT At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. ELIZABETH GILBERT One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation. ELIZABETH GILBERT The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny... ELIZABETH GILBERT How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly. ELIZABETH GASKELL Mary Queen of Scots had a little dog, a Skye terrier, that was devoted to her. Moments after Mary wa... ELIZABETH WEIN I was doing something I'd never done before. And what will I be able to do tomorrow that I cannot ye... ELIZABETH GILBERT